BUTTERFLIES!!
May
26, 2001 - September 3, 2001
Starting
May 26, 2001 the Reading Public Museum will
be presenting a super summer exhibit - BUTTERFLIES!!
The exhibit is a combination of three separate
displays that include Mengel's Butterflies,
Butterflies of Berks County and Butterflies
Alive! Awesome is the best way to describe
this exhibit triad which will present an
enhanced learning experience with a historic
view of butterfly collecting, a display
of local butterflies and a close up view
of live butterflies.
Mengel's
Butterflies will give the public a rare
opportunity to view over a thousand butterflies
from the one-of-a-kind collection of Museum
founder, Dr. Levi Mengel. There's the Blue
Morpho from South America with its vibrant
blue iridescence and 4-in. wingspan, or
the Queen Alexandria Bird Wing from Southeast
Asia which has the largest wingspan in the
world at 5-in., or finally the Metal Marks
from South America, a smaller butterfly
with a wingspan of only an inch, but full
of vibrant oranges, blues and yellows with
metallic looking flakes. These butterflies
are perfectly preserved and many of the
exotic specimens will be on view for the
first time in over thirty years. This exhibit
is located in our Cove Gallery.
Butterflies
of Berks County by Karl Gardner, President
of the Mengel Natural History Society, will
colorfully show a variety of butterflies
from our local Berks County area. Beautiful
photographs and mounted specimens will educate
you on the common and scientific names and
locations where you can find these butterflies
yourself! Interactive, hands-on activities
and a video for kids will round out this
unique exhibit. This exhibit is located
in our Central Gallery.
The
final portion of this super summer event
is Butterflies Alive! - back by popular
demand! Watch nature unfold in the Museum's
greenhouse. It will be transformed into
a butterfly house featuring a variety of
plants and live butterflies found throughout
Berks County and Pennsylvania. You'll see
all the stages from caterpillar to chrysalis
to butterfly! Admission to Butterflies Alive!
is $2 Adults, $1 Children 4 to 17 and free
to Members and Children under 4.
A
special thanks to our Major Sponsors...
Berks County Horticulture Club
Friends of the Reading Museum
B.L. Jefferis
Main Street Bank
Reading Eagle Company
Dr. Robert and Mrs. Linda Rudolph
...and all our Supporting Sponsors!
Robert
Metzger, Ph.D
Director, CEO, Chief Curator Reading
Public Museum
Reading Public Museum
500 Museum Road, Reading, PA 19611
Telephone: 610.371.5850
Planetarium Telephone: 610.371-5850 ext.244
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